09/21/2026
You get to an age where you think you're supposed to have it all figured out. And yet, sometimes I wonder—isn't everyone really just doing each stage of life for the first time?
We learn. We make mistakes. We change course. And hopefully, somewhere along the way, we gain a little wisdom worth passing on.
I sometimes wonder: If an older family member or devoted friend had given me their best advice when I was younger, would I have listened? Would I have taken it to heart? Would I have acted on it—even if it didn't resonate with me yet?
Recently I told my girls that if I could give them one piece of advice for the long haul, it would be this: own property.
Not because every property is a great investment or because real estate only goes up. But because real estate can give you options.
Buy land today that you might sell years from now to help pay for college.
Own a vacation property that can potentially generate income when you're not using it.
Buy a home and build equity instead of spending decades paying someone else's mortgage.
Purchase a rental property that may create another stream of income.
Use accumulated equity someday toward another property, a business opportunity or the next chapter of your life.
Downsize later and use the equity you've built to help fund retirement.
Buy a home for a child attending college and potentially turn a housing expense into a long-term asset.
Create a place where generations of your family can gather—or even live together.
And eventually, have something tangible that can be sold, leveraged, enjoyed, or passed down.
Real estate isn't just about where you live. It's about what that property may allow you to do later.
Maybe that's the wisdom that comes with age: realizing that some of the best decisions we make aren't really about today.
They're about giving our future selves—and the people we love—more choices tomorrow.
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